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  1. fraidy-cat: Merriam-Webster
  2. fraidy-cat, fraidy-cat: Collins English Dictionary
  3. fraidy-cat: Wiktionary
  4. fraidy-cat: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. fraidy-cat: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. fraidy-cat: Dictionary.com
  7. fraidy-cat: Online Etymology Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (childish, informal) A coward; a person who is easily frightened.

Similar:
fraidy cat, scaredy, scaredy pants, funk, cowardess, yellowbelly, lizard, chicken, craven, sissy, more...

Opposite:
brave, courageous, adventurous, daring, fearless
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Similar:
fraidy cat, scaredy, scaredy pants, funk, cowardess, yellowbelly, lizard, chicken, craven, sissy, more...

Opposite:
brave, courageous, adventurous, daring, fearless



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